The Rotting Zombie's News Anthology for Tuesday 16th December 2025

My work decided to pull out all the stops when it came to this years Christmas gift, giving me the wholesome and thoughtful present of redundancy. It has really made this festive and happy time of year feel really special. Onwards to fictional horror with three terrifying news stories.

Bight is the directorial debut of Maiara Walsh, with this erotic thriller arriving on VOD and digital in time for Valentine's Day - releasing February 10th. Lily Allen is the latest person in the news who is serving as a reminder that open relationships often do not work out, and that sounds to be the case with this film. In this, husband and wife; Atticus and Charlie, visit the home of close friends, Sebastian and Naomi. The press release states that 'Throughout the evening, their turbulent lives will push them to succumb to dark temptations and provocative explorations of an open relationship, all leading toward a devastating fallout'. Bight stars Walsh alongside Cameron Cowperthwaite (Fallout TV show), Mark Hapka (23 Blast) and Maya Stojan (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D TV show)

Vertigo Releasing have announced the digital release of Peter Hall and Paul Gandersman's supernatural horror; Man Finds Tape. This takes the form of a fictional documentary that sees a woman returning to her childhood Texas based hometown to investigate a cryptic message about mysterious footage that appears to show disturbing footage of events no one in the town appears to recall happening. This is due to come to Apple TV, Sky Store and YouTube Movies on January 19th.

Finally for today, the official trailer and poster for Doll of Deceit has been released. This dark thriller comes from director Josh Warmenhoven and stars Sandy Johnson, David J. Paul, Amanda Jensen, Rex Seaton and Shawn Alexander Thompson. A woman's affair with a handyman is discovered by her husband leading to '...a suspenseful tale of captivity and an eerie transformation that blurs the line between reality and nightmare'.